The new material is only 1.8 millimeters thick, combining carbon nanotubes with aramid polymers, the latter of which are also ...

Every year, more than two million people are affected by invasive fungal infections, which are often caused by Candida species and are associated with high mortality rates. The development of new ...

With this in mind, it has become crucial to investigate flame retardants for plastics. The goal is to improve the material's resistance to fire and reduce the heat release and flame spreading speed.

(Nanowerk News) Increasing amounts of data require storage, often for long periods. Synthetic polymers are an alternative to conventional storage media because they maintain stored information while ...

Synthetic polymers have been on the planet for only about a century. But because of their strength, light weight, convenience, and low cost compared with other materials, these plastics have captured ...

Whether natural or synthetic, polymers — large molecules made up of repeating units called monomers — exhibit complex ...

Recent advances in synthetic polypeptide and polymer chemistry have transformed the landscape of biomaterials by combining the precision of organic synthesis with the versatile functionalities of ...